Advanced Target Tracker Concepts.

Abstract

Conventional target tracking approaches rely on numerical correlation over successive frames on a window around the target. They are therefore sensitive to partial obscuration and changes in target and background appearances. Furthermore, multiple-target tracking requires replication of the hardware. This report presents the results of the continuing development of a multiple-target tracking approach based on a dynamic scene model derived from the analysis of a time sequence of imagery. Simulation results demonstrate multiple-target tracking in cluttered backgrounds and in imagery from fast-moving platforms. The approach can be implemented as an integral part of the Honeywell target screener system. Our approach to the problems of terminal homing and critical aimpoint selection is described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101845

Entities

People

  • B. L. Westover
  • P. M. Narendra

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Computer Vision
  • Detectors
  • Gun Barrels
  • Image Processing
  • Moving Targets
  • Multiple Targets
  • Multitarget Tracking
  • Munitions
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Recognition
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Simulations
  • Target Tracking
  • Terminal Homing

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.